Kojo No Tsuki (荒城の月)
春 高楼の 花の宴めぐる盃 かげさして千代の松が枝 わけ出でしむかしの光 いまいずこ
秋 陣営の 霜の色鳴きゆく雁の 数見せて植うる剣に 照りそいしむかしの光 いまいずこ
今 荒城の 夜半の月かわらぬ光 誰がためぞ垣に残るは ただかつら松にうたうは ただ嵐
天上 影は 変らねど栄枯は移る 世のすがた写さんとてか 今もなおああ荒城の 夜半の月
Scorpions "Kojo No Tsuki (荒城の月)" lyrics
Translation to:en
The Moon over the Ruined Castle
Flowery feast in spring high up in the castleCups were passed around with moonlight reflected on the surface of sakeThe moonlight shined through the old pine branchesWhere is that old moonlight now?
Encampment in autumn was white covered with frostA number of geese honked as they flew across the skyThe moonlight shined on the swords thrusted upright into the groundWhere is that old moonlight now?
Now at midnight the moon is right aboveFor whom does it shine like in the past?Nothing remains on the rampart but some ivyNothing to hear but the rustle of pine branches in the storm
Up in the sky the moon and the stars remain unchangedBut in the earthly life, rises and falls come and goDoes the moon hang there to reflect those changes?Ah! the midnight moon over the ruined castle
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